Arrogant -- this is the common impression of Ateneans. I was recently asked why people think they are by someone at work. I didn’t have a ready explanation. I always thought Ateneans were merely being confident or at most being overconfident. In my Medieval History class, Father Bartholomew Lahiff, S.J. once said to a student who was unsure of his answer, “Are you telling me or are you asking me?” Expressing honesty, the student nodded. Big mistake. “You must always sound sure even if you’re not. Again!”
I don’t know if it’s the way Jesuits teach or it’s the university. Somehow, there are very few shy Ateneans. Let’s face it, many Ateneans come from wealthy families although 20 percent of students are full scholars. With that, maybe, comes assertiveness and maybe better English proficiency from having English-speaking parents or having studied in private high schools. The Ateneo also requires its students to take 4 subjects in Philosophy where the grade is ¼ oral recitation and where the final exam is oral. So, it will be extremely difficult to get a high grade if you’re shy. In addition, the written tests are not in multiple choice format. You must answer them in essays. And this is only Philosophy. The same is true to some extent in English and Theology. Maybe this is why most Ateneans are confident. They simply have to be. Otherwise, they will fail.
This confidence is useful in public speaking and making arguments. It is no wonder then that the Ateneo Debate Society is the seventh best in the world, ahead of Cambridge (8th), the National University of Singapore (19th) and even Harvard University (13th). In contrast, UP is at the 23rd spot. De La Salle is at number 42 while UST is at 229. Ateneo also has the highest passing percentage in the all-essay bar exams at 91.24 percent. By comparison, 82.85 percent of UP law graduates pass while San Beda students have an 88.4 percent passing record.
So, are Ateneans arrogant? I explained to my colleague that Ateneans may feel a sense of entitlement. But if there’s anyone who should feel entitled, it should be the UP graduates. After all, getting into UP is harder than getting into Ateneo. But UP doesn’t seem to have the same reputation. So, are Ateneans arrogant? Maybe. For the most part, they're just confident.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
La Salle best business school in the Philippines
“In a big company, the department heads are from UP, the managers are from Ateneo, and the owners are from La Salle.” Or so the running joke goes. As it turns out, La Sallians do more managing than what the statement says. At least that’s what a study of this author discovered. This may be a disappointment for students of Ateneo who think they’re studying in the best business school.
The study drew from the following criteria to evaluate the undergraduate business programs of 7 universities:
- Does the university have a bachelor’s degree holder working as a CEO of a company in the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi)?
- Did the CEO major in business management or a related field?
- Was the company or the CEO recognized recently for management excellence by Finance Asia?
- Has the CHED designated the university as a Center of Excellence in business administration, entrepreneurship or accountancy?
- Among the 7 universities, does its passing percentage fall in the top 3 in the accounting licensure exams?
Here are the 3 universities with the best business management programs in the Philippines.
#1 DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
With 14.50 points, De La Salle University towers above the rest. Under the leadership of Enrique K. Razon, Jr. of the International Container Terminal Services Inc.(ICTSI), La Salle alumni control BDO Unibank, Globe, Manila Water and SM Investments Corporation. Razon, who majored in Business Administration, has also been recognized as one of the three Best CEOs of the Philippines. In addition, ICTSI, which he leads, was awarded as one of the Best Managed Companies by Finance Asia. Industrial Management Engineering alumnus Ernest L. Cu also leads a Best Managed Company in Globe Telecom. To top it off, the business-minded Green Archers also hold an impressive 100% passing rate in the two latest licensure exams in accounting.
#2 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
Ateneo alumni Manuel V. Pangilinan of MERALCO ,among others, and Aurelio R. Montinola III of BPI make Ateneo the second best business school. Earning 8.42 points, the Ateneans also manage Ayala Land, Philex Mining and Metro Pacific Investments. Montinola is probably the most illustrious product of Ateneo’s Management Engineering Program as BPI was honored as one of the Philippines’ Best Managed Companies. Ateneo is also the only CHED Center of Excellence in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship.
#3 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
A very distant third is the premier state university UP, with 2.75 points. Among UP’s pride in business are Antonio M. Cailao of the Energy Development Corporation and Isidro A. Consunji of DMCI Holdings. A respectable 98.89% of UP accounting graduates passed the recent CPA board exams.
The study drew from the following criteria to evaluate the undergraduate business programs of 7 universities:
- Does the university have a bachelor’s degree holder working as a CEO of a company in the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi)?
- Did the CEO major in business management or a related field?
- Was the company or the CEO recognized recently for management excellence by Finance Asia?
- Has the CHED designated the university as a Center of Excellence in business administration, entrepreneurship or accountancy?
- Among the 7 universities, does its passing percentage fall in the top 3 in the accounting licensure exams?
Here are the 3 universities with the best business management programs in the Philippines.
#1 DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
With 14.50 points, De La Salle University towers above the rest. Under the leadership of Enrique K. Razon, Jr. of the International Container Terminal Services Inc.(ICTSI), La Salle alumni control BDO Unibank, Globe, Manila Water and SM Investments Corporation. Razon, who majored in Business Administration, has also been recognized as one of the three Best CEOs of the Philippines. In addition, ICTSI, which he leads, was awarded as one of the Best Managed Companies by Finance Asia. Industrial Management Engineering alumnus Ernest L. Cu also leads a Best Managed Company in Globe Telecom. To top it off, the business-minded Green Archers also hold an impressive 100% passing rate in the two latest licensure exams in accounting.
#2 ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
Ateneo alumni Manuel V. Pangilinan of MERALCO ,among others, and Aurelio R. Montinola III of BPI make Ateneo the second best business school. Earning 8.42 points, the Ateneans also manage Ayala Land, Philex Mining and Metro Pacific Investments. Montinola is probably the most illustrious product of Ateneo’s Management Engineering Program as BPI was honored as one of the Philippines’ Best Managed Companies. Ateneo is also the only CHED Center of Excellence in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship.
#3 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
A very distant third is the premier state university UP, with 2.75 points. Among UP’s pride in business are Antonio M. Cailao of the Energy Development Corporation and Isidro A. Consunji of DMCI Holdings. A respectable 98.89% of UP accounting graduates passed the recent CPA board exams.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
San Carlos superior to Silliman and St. La Salle: The best universities in the Visayas
It seems like a battle of the S’s in the Visayas and Cebu seems to be the queen even in education. In a recent study by this author of universities in Central Philippines, the University of San Carlos scored the highest rating among 18 of the best from regions 6 to 8.
The review looked at the number of Center of Excellence (COE) designations and their passing rates in two of the most recent licensure exams of accountants, physicians, nurses, elementary and secondary teachers, and civil engineers. Each university was given 2 points for every COE and 1 point for every Center of Development (COD) designation. The universities are ranked into the top 4 in the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) licensure exams. The first-ranked university gets 4 points. The second in ranking receives 3 points while the third- and fourth-ranked schools earn 2 and 1 points respectively. The points were then tallied to identify the top universities in the Visayas.
The top 5 include 3 universities from Negros and 1 each from Cebu and Iloilo. Cebu Normal University barely made it to the list. Although it is a COD in teacher education, it did not rank in the PRC education licensure exams. UP Visayas also did not make it to the list.
# 1 UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS – Cebu (21 points)
Founded by the Jesuits in 1595, San Carlos earns its 21 points by having COEs in chemistry and teacher education, and 9 CODs including ones in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and business administration. Becoming a university in 1948, it also ranks second in civil engineering (60.71%) and secondary education (73.29%) in the Visayas.
# 2 SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY – Dumaguete (17 points)
Conceptualized as an industrial school by American Dr. Horace B. Silliman, this university garnered 17 points in the study. Located in scenic Dumaguete, it has been recognized as a COE in nursing and teacher education and as a COD in information technology and accountancy education. Silliman University shares a 100% passing rate in the physician licensure exams (7/7) with the Cebu Institute of Medicine (57/57). In addition, it scores high in the certified public accountant (CPA) board exams at 78.13%, second in the Visayas.
# 3 WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY – La Paz, Iloilo City (12 points)
Established in 1924, this university ranks third because it places second in the licensure exams of physicians (96%), nurses (99.41%) and elementary teachers (67.41%) in the Visayas. Acknowledging its roots in the Iloilo Normal School, it has been recognized as a COE in teacher education.
#4 UNIVERSITY OF ST. LA SALLE – Bacolod (11 points)
Founded as La Salle Bacolod, this school ranks third in the CPA, physician, elementary education and secondary education licensure exams. Its accountancy, chemical and computer engineering programs have also been designated as CODs.
#5 NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY – Dumaguete (8 points)
Although this state university has neither COE nor COD, it tops the civil engineering licensure exams in the Visayas at 73.33%. Together with St. Paul University in Iloilo, it has the distinction of a perfect passing rate in the nursing board exams with all of its 21 graduates succeeding.
The review looked at the number of Center of Excellence (COE) designations and their passing rates in two of the most recent licensure exams of accountants, physicians, nurses, elementary and secondary teachers, and civil engineers. Each university was given 2 points for every COE and 1 point for every Center of Development (COD) designation. The universities are ranked into the top 4 in the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) licensure exams. The first-ranked university gets 4 points. The second in ranking receives 3 points while the third- and fourth-ranked schools earn 2 and 1 points respectively. The points were then tallied to identify the top universities in the Visayas.
The top 5 include 3 universities from Negros and 1 each from Cebu and Iloilo. Cebu Normal University barely made it to the list. Although it is a COD in teacher education, it did not rank in the PRC education licensure exams. UP Visayas also did not make it to the list.
# 1 UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS – Cebu (21 points)
Founded by the Jesuits in 1595, San Carlos earns its 21 points by having COEs in chemistry and teacher education, and 9 CODs including ones in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and business administration. Becoming a university in 1948, it also ranks second in civil engineering (60.71%) and secondary education (73.29%) in the Visayas.
# 2 SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY – Dumaguete (17 points)
# 3 WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY – La Paz, Iloilo City (12 points)
Established in 1924, this university ranks third because it places second in the licensure exams of physicians (96%), nurses (99.41%) and elementary teachers (67.41%) in the Visayas. Acknowledging its roots in the Iloilo Normal School, it has been recognized as a COE in teacher education.
#4 UNIVERSITY OF ST. LA SALLE – Bacolod (11 points)
Founded as La Salle Bacolod, this school ranks third in the CPA, physician, elementary education and secondary education licensure exams. Its accountancy, chemical and computer engineering programs have also been designated as CODs.
#5 NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY – Dumaguete (8 points)
Although this state university has neither COE nor COD, it tops the civil engineering licensure exams in the Visayas at 73.33%. Together with St. Paul University in Iloilo, it has the distinction of a perfect passing rate in the nursing board exams with all of its 21 graduates succeeding.
Friday, June 24, 2011
BU best in Bicol
Many high school students dream about going to Manila for college. Although most of the best universities are indeed located in the capital, there are good universities where you are. Take Bicol for example. Whether you want to become a nurse, engineer or an accountant, Bicolanos who can’t afford to move or who prefer to stay with their families don’t need to go to congested Metro Manila.
As most of you would expect, this list is short because I only included universities accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). I based this list on their performance in the Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) 2010-2011 examinations in nursing, civil engineering, education and accountancy, and the number of CHED centers of excellence they have. Here are the top 3 universities in Bicol:
#1 BICOL UNIVERSITY – LEGASPI
This unassuming state university is the best one in Bicol. Affectionately called BU by its students and alumni, it scores an impressive 83.33% passing rate in the PRC accounting board exams, the best in the region. In addition, 74.57% (#1 in Bicol) of its graduates in nursing are now registered nurses. In architecture, 45.95% (also #1 in Bicol) of its graduates passed. BU’s College of Education was also designated by CHED as a Center of Excellence.
#2 ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY
Following BU closely is Jesuit-run Ateneo de Naga. It has been designated as a Center of Excellence in teacher education and Center of Development in business education, entrepreneur education and information technology. Its passing percentages in civil engineering (69.57%) and secondary education (57.53%) are the highest among universities in Bicol while it had the 3rd best passing rate in nursing (63.22%) and in accountancy (59%).
#3 UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTA ISABEL
Another university in Naga, the Universidad de Santa Isabel is a Center of Excellence in teacher education. It has a respectable 73.51% passing rate (#2 in Bicol) in the nursing licensure exams of the PRC.
As most of you would expect, this list is short because I only included universities accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). I based this list on their performance in the Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) 2010-2011 examinations in nursing, civil engineering, education and accountancy, and the number of CHED centers of excellence they have. Here are the top 3 universities in Bicol:
#1 BICOL UNIVERSITY – LEGASPI
This unassuming state university is the best one in Bicol. Affectionately called BU by its students and alumni, it scores an impressive 83.33% passing rate in the PRC accounting board exams, the best in the region. In addition, 74.57% (#1 in Bicol) of its graduates in nursing are now registered nurses. In architecture, 45.95% (also #1 in Bicol) of its graduates passed. BU’s College of Education was also designated by CHED as a Center of Excellence.
#2 ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY
Following BU closely is Jesuit-run Ateneo de Naga. It has been designated as a Center of Excellence in teacher education and Center of Development in business education, entrepreneur education and information technology. Its passing percentages in civil engineering (69.57%) and secondary education (57.53%) are the highest among universities in Bicol while it had the 3rd best passing rate in nursing (63.22%) and in accountancy (59%).
#3 UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTA ISABEL
Another university in Naga, the Universidad de Santa Isabel is a Center of Excellence in teacher education. It has a respectable 73.51% passing rate (#2 in Bicol) in the nursing licensure exams of the PRC.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The worst nursing schools in the Philippines
Nurses are everywhere these days. You don’t believe me? Ask the human resources department of your company if you have co-workers who are graduates of nursing. A few work as company nurses. Some are in jobs not related to their field of study. I’m not blaming them. Getting a job is hard and it’s harder for the nursing graduates, even for registered nurses, because there are so many of them. There shouldn’t be.
Good thing Dr. Patricia Licuanan of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is getting the idea. She has announced the closure of substandard schools in nursing. To set them apart, the CHED is looking at schools which perform poorly in the nursing licensure examinations. Too bad she declined to identify these schools that are a waste of your money. This list would have helped parents and students avoid these diploma mills.
Fortunately, this data is readily available on the Internet. You need only go to the websites of CHED and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to see the passing percentages in the July 2010 and December 2010 board exam for nurses.
To be considered among the worst, a school must have a passing percentage of less than 10% in 1 of the 2 exams and must have a combined average of less than 30%. In the list, you will notice that there are 10 schools which have zero passing rates. The worst of the lot is Galang Medical Center with all of its 14 graduates failing. Also performing poorly are four branches of STI, two campuses of St. Mary’s and Lyceum. ACSAT Quezon City and Unciano Colleges Manila are not doing so good either.
Please note that the December 2010 exam’s average passing rate was 35.26 percent, lower than the 41.4 percent passing rate documented in July 2010 or a combined average of 38.33%.
THE WORST NURSING SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES
(in alphabetical order)
1. Abubakar Computer Learning Center (1/24 = 4.17%)
2. Ago Foundation College (16/122 = 13.11%)
3. Asian College of Science and Technology Quezon City (20/114 = 17.54%)
4. Central Ilocandia College of Science and Technology (19/167 = 11.38%)
5. Christian College of Tanauan (2/16 = 12.50%)
6. De Los Santos-STI College - Quezon Ave. (1/9 = 11.11%)
7. DMMA College of Southern Philippines (formerly Davao Merchant) (11/103 = 10.68%)
8. Dr. Gloria D. Lacson Colleges (41/438 = 9.36%)
9. Dr. P. Ocampo Colleges (16/245 = 6.53%)
10. Eastern Visayas Central College (2/65 = 3.08%)
11. Eastwoods Professional College of Science and Technology - Balanga, Bataan (0/12 = 0.00%)
12. Escuela De Nuestra Senora de La Sallete (8/71 = 11.27%)
13. Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation (23/225 = 10.22%)
14. Fellowship Baptist College (47/195 = 24.10%)
15. F.L. Vargas College - Abulug (0/7 = 0.00%)
16. Florencio L. Vargas College - Tuguegarao (29/153 = 18.95%)
17. Galang Medical Center (0/14 = 0.00%)
18. Guagua National Colleges (7/55 = 12.73%)
19. Holy Child College of Butuan (12/163 = 7.36%)
20. Holy Child School of Davao (5/69 = 7.25%)
21. Isabelo B. Calingasan Memorial Institute (0/10 = 0.00%)
22. Jamiatu Marawi Al Islamia Foundation (2/17 = 11.76%)
23. L.F. Gonzales College of Science & Technology (6/78 = 7.69%)
24. Lanao Islamic Paramedical College-Marawi City (0/6 = 0.00%)
25. Lyceum Northwestern - Florencia T. Duque College (17/184 = 9.24%)
26. Lyceum of Northern Luzon (48/427 = 11.24%)
27. Mapandi Memorial College (7/59 = 11.86%)
28. Mariam School of Nursing (12/55 = 21.82%)
29. Masbate College (5/46 = 10.87%)
30. Mati Doctors College (16/72 = 22.22%)
31. Medina College Ipil (31/320 = 9.69%)
32. Medina College Pagadian (St. John General Hospital) (60/621 = 9.66%)
33. Mindanao Autonomous College Foundation (6/27 = 22.22%)
34. Mindanao Medical Foundation College (110/989 = 11.12%)
35. Mondriaan Aura College (0/3 = 0.00%)
36. Mount Carmel College - Bulacan (15/137 = 10.95%)
37. Notre Dame of Kidapawan College (25/117 = 21.37%)
38. Perpetual Help Paramedical School (0/2 = 0.00%)
39. Philippine College of Science and Technology - Calasiao (6/71 = 8.45%)
40. PIMSAT Colleges (4/163 = 2.45%)
41. Polytechnic College of La Union (17/170 = 10.00%)
42. Saint Francis of Assisi College (18/89 = 20.22%)
43. Saint John College - Calamba (11/44 = 25.00%)
44. Saint Rita College of Nursing and Midwifery (31/242 = 12.81%)
45. Southern Philippines College of Science and Health Education (3/14 = 21.43%)
46. Southwestern Mindanao Islamic Institute (1/24 = 4.17%)
47. St. Mary's College of San Juan (20/374 = 5.35%)
48. St. Mary's College of Quezon City (17/95 = 17.89%)
49. Sta. Clara de Montefalco College Inc. (2/34 = 5.88%)
50. STI College of Mindanao - Cagayan de Oro City (15/56 = 26.79%)
51. STI College - Zamboanga City (15/153 = 9.80%)
52. STI College - Meycauayan (0/6 = 0.00%)
53. Sultan Kudarat Educational Institution (37/202 = 18.32%)
54. Trinitas College - Meycauayan (2/14 = 14.29%)
55. Unciano Colleges and General Hospital - Manila (25/215 = 11.63%)
56. University of the Philippine School of Health and Sciences - Leyte (0/2 = 0.00%)
57. World Citi Colleges, Caloocan (0/1 = 0.00%)
Good thing Dr. Patricia Licuanan of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is getting the idea. She has announced the closure of substandard schools in nursing. To set them apart, the CHED is looking at schools which perform poorly in the nursing licensure examinations. Too bad she declined to identify these schools that are a waste of your money. This list would have helped parents and students avoid these diploma mills.
Fortunately, this data is readily available on the Internet. You need only go to the websites of CHED and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to see the passing percentages in the July 2010 and December 2010 board exam for nurses.
To be considered among the worst, a school must have a passing percentage of less than 10% in 1 of the 2 exams and must have a combined average of less than 30%. In the list, you will notice that there are 10 schools which have zero passing rates. The worst of the lot is Galang Medical Center with all of its 14 graduates failing. Also performing poorly are four branches of STI, two campuses of St. Mary’s and Lyceum. ACSAT Quezon City and Unciano Colleges Manila are not doing so good either.
Please note that the December 2010 exam’s average passing rate was 35.26 percent, lower than the 41.4 percent passing rate documented in July 2010 or a combined average of 38.33%.
THE WORST NURSING SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES
(in alphabetical order)
1. Abubakar Computer Learning Center (1/24 = 4.17%)
2. Ago Foundation College (16/122 = 13.11%)
3. Asian College of Science and Technology Quezon City (20/114 = 17.54%)
4. Central Ilocandia College of Science and Technology (19/167 = 11.38%)
5. Christian College of Tanauan (2/16 = 12.50%)
6. De Los Santos-STI College - Quezon Ave. (1/9 = 11.11%)
7. DMMA College of Southern Philippines (formerly Davao Merchant) (11/103 = 10.68%)
8. Dr. Gloria D. Lacson Colleges (41/438 = 9.36%)
9. Dr. P. Ocampo Colleges (16/245 = 6.53%)
10. Eastern Visayas Central College (2/65 = 3.08%)
11. Eastwoods Professional College of Science and Technology - Balanga, Bataan (0/12 = 0.00%)
12. Escuela De Nuestra Senora de La Sallete (8/71 = 11.27%)
13. Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation (23/225 = 10.22%)
14. Fellowship Baptist College (47/195 = 24.10%)
15. F.L. Vargas College - Abulug (0/7 = 0.00%)
16. Florencio L. Vargas College - Tuguegarao (29/153 = 18.95%)
17. Galang Medical Center (0/14 = 0.00%)
18. Guagua National Colleges (7/55 = 12.73%)
19. Holy Child College of Butuan (12/163 = 7.36%)
20. Holy Child School of Davao (5/69 = 7.25%)
21. Isabelo B. Calingasan Memorial Institute (0/10 = 0.00%)
22. Jamiatu Marawi Al Islamia Foundation (2/17 = 11.76%)
23. L.F. Gonzales College of Science & Technology (6/78 = 7.69%)
24. Lanao Islamic Paramedical College-Marawi City (0/6 = 0.00%)
25. Lyceum Northwestern - Florencia T. Duque College (17/184 = 9.24%)
26. Lyceum of Northern Luzon (48/427 = 11.24%)
27. Mapandi Memorial College (7/59 = 11.86%)
28. Mariam School of Nursing (12/55 = 21.82%)
29. Masbate College (5/46 = 10.87%)
30. Mati Doctors College (16/72 = 22.22%)
31. Medina College Ipil (31/320 = 9.69%)
32. Medina College Pagadian (St. John General Hospital) (60/621 = 9.66%)
33. Mindanao Autonomous College Foundation (6/27 = 22.22%)
34. Mindanao Medical Foundation College (110/989 = 11.12%)
35. Mondriaan Aura College (0/3 = 0.00%)
36. Mount Carmel College - Bulacan (15/137 = 10.95%)
37. Notre Dame of Kidapawan College (25/117 = 21.37%)
38. Perpetual Help Paramedical School (0/2 = 0.00%)
39. Philippine College of Science and Technology - Calasiao (6/71 = 8.45%)
40. PIMSAT Colleges (4/163 = 2.45%)
41. Polytechnic College of La Union (17/170 = 10.00%)
42. Saint Francis of Assisi College (18/89 = 20.22%)
43. Saint John College - Calamba (11/44 = 25.00%)
44. Saint Rita College of Nursing and Midwifery (31/242 = 12.81%)
45. Southern Philippines College of Science and Health Education (3/14 = 21.43%)
46. Southwestern Mindanao Islamic Institute (1/24 = 4.17%)
47. St. Mary's College of San Juan (20/374 = 5.35%)
48. St. Mary's College of Quezon City (17/95 = 17.89%)
49. Sta. Clara de Montefalco College Inc. (2/34 = 5.88%)
50. STI College of Mindanao - Cagayan de Oro City (15/56 = 26.79%)
51. STI College - Zamboanga City (15/153 = 9.80%)
52. STI College - Meycauayan (0/6 = 0.00%)
53. Sultan Kudarat Educational Institution (37/202 = 18.32%)
54. Trinitas College - Meycauayan (2/14 = 14.29%)
55. Unciano Colleges and General Hospital - Manila (25/215 = 11.63%)
56. University of the Philippine School of Health and Sciences - Leyte (0/2 = 0.00%)
57. World Citi Colleges, Caloocan (0/1 = 0.00%)
Friday, May 27, 2011
The myth of Mapua
"Congratulations! Engr. Ivan D. Marquez, 8th placer in the May 2011 Civil Engineering Licensure Examination." You will be welcomed by this pop-up window when you go to the website of Mapua. At first glance, one might be tempted to laud Engr. Marquez. After all, being in the top 10 is no mean feat. But that’s just the point. The praise is for Engr. Marquez and only him. One graduate topping the licensure exams does not make Mapua 
a good school.
Many have been misled by Mapua's marketing efforts. It has changed its name so it can use the acronym MIT and ride on the reputation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A new website even declares it the best university in the Philippines. How could that happen if Mapua is not even a university? Several high school students I've taught believe that Mapua is the best engineering school but they quickly come to their senses once I tell them the following facts.
For one, what can you say about the 69 graduates of Mapua who failed in the May licensure exams? It does not say in the school's website that only 52.74% passed the exam. This may be for good reason. In contrast, UP Diliman and UP Los Banos alumni have PERFECT passing rates. Yes, that's 100% yet I don't see any huge banner declaring this exceptional record. Meanwhile, 80% of De La Salle graduates and 72% of the takers of UST are now licensed engineers. These are just four universities that performed better than Mapua so I don't get why this school became the best engineering school, much less the best university in the Philippines.
a good school.Many have been misled by Mapua's marketing efforts. It has changed its name so it can use the acronym MIT and ride on the reputation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A new website even declares it the best university in the Philippines. How could that happen if Mapua is not even a university? Several high school students I've taught believe that Mapua is the best engineering school but they quickly come to their senses once I tell them the following facts.
For one, what can you say about the 69 graduates of Mapua who failed in the May licensure exams? It does not say in the school's website that only 52.74% passed the exam. This may be for good reason. In contrast, UP Diliman and UP Los Banos alumni have PERFECT passing rates. Yes, that's 100% yet I don't see any huge banner declaring this exceptional record. Meanwhile, 80% of De La Salle graduates and 72% of the takers of UST are now licensed engineers. These are just four universities that performed better than Mapua so I don't get why this school became the best engineering school, much less the best university in the Philippines.
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